Songs

Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut

by Johannes Brahms From Liebeslieder-Walzer (1869) Op. 52

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Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut
German source: Georg Friedrich Daumer

Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut
Heftig angetrieben;
Wer da nicht zu seufzen weiß,
Lernt es unterm Lieben.

The wildly lashed waves
English translation © Richard Stokes

The wildly lashed waves
dash against the rocks;
whoever has not learnt to sigh
will learn it when he loves.

Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)

Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut
German source: Georg Friedrich Daumer

The wildly lashed waves
English source: Richard Stokes

Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut
The wildly lashed waves
Heftig angetrieben;
dash against the rocks;
Wer da nicht zu seufzen weiß,
whoever has not learnt to sigh
Lernt es unterm Lieben.
will learn it when he loves.

Composer

Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms (7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna.  Brahms has been considered, by his…

Poet

Georg Friedrich Daumer

Georg Friedrich Daumer was a German poet and philosopher.

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